UT football: Ash out for BYU game

AUSTIN — Texas quarterback David Ash, who missed 10 games last season due to a concussion, experienced more head-injury symptoms after Saturday’s season opener and will not play this week against BYU, Longhorns coach Charlie Strong said Monday.

Strong said Ash, who had not played in more than 11 months before UT’s 38-7 victory over North Texas, did not exhibit any problems during the game but called the training staff when he felt dizziness and headaches later that night. Ash told Strong he thought the problem came on the first hit he took, when he was struck in the crown of the helmet after scooping up a fumbled snap on the first play of UT’s second possession.

Ash has been ruled out only for this week’s game, but there is no timetable for his return. Strong said he has not yet ruled out the possibility Ash will return this season.

In Ash’s absence, the Longhorns will turn to sophomore Tyrone Swoopes, who attempted only 13 passes last year and has never started a game. Freshman Jerrod Heard is the only backup quarterback on scholarship.